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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
all
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From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
apples
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
arms
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
bailiff
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
barley
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From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
basketfuls
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
beans
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From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
black
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From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
brewing
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
bundles
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
came
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
carried
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From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
Chase
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From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
crop
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From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
daisies
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
damsons
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
dark
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From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
departed
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
desirable
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
dismal
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From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
Farm
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
farm-houses
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
fragrant
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
gathered
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
harvest
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From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
hedgerow
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From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
hedges
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
lads
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
lasses
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
leaving
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
low-hanging
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From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
Michaelmas
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
Mr
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
new
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
nuts
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
obliged
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
old
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
paler
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
purple
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
put
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
seeking
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
service
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
skies
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From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
solemn
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From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
squire
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
stead
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
stored
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
suppersnounUS /ˈsuppers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
tenant
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
Thurle
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From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But though Michaelmas was come, Mr. Thurle, that desirable tenant, did not come to the Chase Farm, and the old squire, after all, had been obliged to put in a new bailiff.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
trees
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From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
waiting
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From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
whey
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From this reading The apples and nuts were gathered and stored; the scent of whey departed from the farm-houses, and the scent of brewing came in its stead.
winding
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The barley was all carried at last, and the harvest suppers went by without waiting for the dismal black crop of beans.
woods
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From this reading The woods behind the Chase, and all the hedgerow trees, took on a solemn splendour under the dark low-hanging skies.
yellow
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From this reading Michaelmas was come, with its fragrant basketfuls of purple damsons, and its paler purple daisies, and its lads and lasses leaving or seeking service and winding along between the yellow hedges, with their bundles under their arms.
